Current Health News

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

• Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma
• Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD
• Bed-Sharing Raises SIDS Risk Fivefold, Study Finds
• Depression May Raise Low Blood Sugar Risk in Diabetics
• Americans Still Making Unhealthy Choices: CDC
• Weather Worries Can Threaten a Child's Mental Health
• COPD Patients May Do Fine With Shorter Course of Steroids
• Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer
• Age, Other Illnesses May Make Prostate Cancer Treatment Unnecessary
• Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
• Removing Tonsils Helps Kids With Sleep Apnea, Study Finds
• Health Tip: Make Healthy Foods Taste Better
• Health Tip: Protect Your Sight
• COPD May Be Over-Diagnosed Among Uninsured
• More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds
• Children Who Have CT Scans May Face Higher Cancer Risk

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• Women Less Likely to Get Trauma Center Care After Injury: Study
• Revised Sunscreen Labels Should Help Consumers Make Wiser Choices
• Noise, Dirty Air May Be Double Whammy for the Heart
• Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children
• Nighttime Docs at ICUs Don't Boost Patient Outcomes: Study
• Favorite Music May Ease Anxiety in ICU Patients
• Sports May Be OK With Defibrillator, Study Says
• Losing Weight May Ease Chronic Heartburn
• Newer, Pricier Prostate Cancer Radiation No Better Than Old: Study
• Weekend 'Catch-Up' Sleep May Cut Young Drivers' Crash Risk
• Certain COPD Meds Might Raise Heart Risks, Study Says
• Primary Care Docs Should Play Role in Kids' Dental Health, Experts Say
• Sugar Injections for Knee Arthritis May Ease Pain: Study
• Health Tip: Possible Causes of Dry Eye
• Health Tip: Run Smart, Run Safe
• Racial Disparities Seen in U.S. Lung Cancer Treatment
• Long-Term Use of Antibiotic May Help Those With COPD
• Genes May Boost Woman's Risk of Postpartum Depression

Monday, May 20, 2013

• Is Menopause Overlooked in U.S. Medical Schools?
• Teen Bullies May Turn to Crime as Adults
• Age Amplifies Damage From Obesity, Study Finds
• Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
• Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging
• College Women More Prone to Problem Drinking Than Men: Study
• Latest Edition of Psychiatry's 'Bible' Launched Amid Controversy
• Swallowing Magnets Can Be Fatal for Children
• Study Links Coffee to Lower Risk for Rare Liver Disease
• Extra Vitamin D May Ease Crohn's Symptoms, Study Finds
• New Device May Show Doctors More of the Colon
• Managing Seasonal Allergies
• Sleep Apnea in Seniors Tied to Alzheimer's in Study
• Health Tip: Help Keep Teen Drivers Safe
• Health Tip: Help Children Eat Healthier
• ADHD in Childhood May Raise Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
• Many Can Blame Family for Their Bunions
• Study: Older Whooping Cough Vaccine More Effective

Friday, May 17, 2013

• Heart Risks Last Beyond Hospital Discharge, Study Finds
• High-Frequency Noise Boosts Math Skills in Study
• Many Public Pools Contaminated With Human Waste: CDC
• Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions
• 1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC
• Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
• Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
• Anti-Gay Bullying Tied to Teen Depression, Suicide
• Infections From Tainted Spine Injections Continue to Baffle Investigators
• Xofigo Approved for Prostate Cancer
• Depression May Boost Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women, Too
• Adult Children of Substance Abusers More Prone to Depression
• Health Tip: Don't Smoke for a Better Smile
• Health Tip: Eating Vegetarian
• HIV No Barrier to Getting Liver Transplant, Study Finds
• Cellphone Use May Reveal Your 'Dominant Brain'

Thursday, May 16, 2013

• People With High Blood Pressure May Crave Salt
• Cellphone Calls During Blood Pressure Readings May Skew Results
• Yoga May Help Ease High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
• Noisy Operating Rooms May Jeopardize Patient Safety
• FDA: Lower Ambien's Dose to Prevent Drowsy Driving
• FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: Study
• Angelina Jolie Will Have Ovaries Removed to Lower Chances of Cancer: Report
• Young Women Less Healthy Than Men Before Heart Attack: Study
• Multiple Head Injuries Raise Soldiers' Suicide Risk, Study Finds
• Cancer Patients May Face Higher Bankruptcy Odds
• Some Types of Skin Cancer Linked to Lower Chances of Alzheimer's
• Get Fit in Middle Age to Cut Heart Failure Risk, Study Says
• Scientists Use Cloning Technique to Produce Human Stem Cells
• Simponi Approved for Ulcerative Colitis
• Sugary Sodas, Fruit Punches May Raise Kidney Stone Risk: Study
• Doctors Reluctant to Expand Nurse Practitioners' Role: Survey
• Public Funding Spurs Couples to Seek Fertility Treatment
• Health Tip: Keep Nails Trim and Clean
• Health Tip: Before You Lift Something Heavy
• H1N1 Flu Virus Detected in Seals Off California Coast
• New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer
• Fitness in Middle Age May Help Shield Men From Cancer Later